Columbia County:  Wills, Elisha Bowdre, 2 July 1791
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State of Georgia 
In the name of God Amen.
I Elisha Bowdre being weak in body but perfect sound in mind and memory, 
calling to mind uncertainty of life, I ordane constitute this my last will 
and testament that is to say. After the interment of my body in a Christian 
like manner and all my debts are paid.

Item I give and bequeath to my loving wife Milley all my real and personal 
property such as land, negros or any other part of my estate during the time 
she remains a widow but if she marries then I leave her one third or a childs 
part which even she chooses the remainder to be distributed in the following 
manner.

Item As I have gave my three eldest sons Richard, Edmond and Robert to the 
value of ten pounds each and nothing to the rest of my children at the death 
of their mother or marriage I will that my five youngest children at the 
distribution of my estate shall have ten pounds more than my three eldest 
sons to make them all equal.

I leave my wife executrix and my sons Richard, Edmond and Robert my executors 
of this my last Will and Testament where unto I have set my hand and seal 
this second day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred 
and Ninety One.
Elisha Bowdre
Witnesses -
R Steaveley
Zachariah Spiers
David Perryman
Mr. Lewis Gardner Esquire, Register of Probate for the County of Columbia 
personally appeared Robert Steaveley, being one of the subscribing witnesses 
to the within last Will and Testament of Elisha Bowdre late of the County of 
Columbia / planter / deceased, and being duly sworn made oath that he was 
personally present and saw the Testator sign, seal, pronounce and declare the 
same to be and contain his last will and testament and that he was of sound, 
disposing mind and memory to the best of his knowledge and belief and that he 
signed his name as a witness to the said Will at the request and in the 
presence of the Testator and that he also saw Zachariah Spiers and David 
Perryman sign their names as witnesses to the same in the presence of the 
Testator.
Sworn before me the 1st. day of September 1791 Robt. Steaveley
Lewis Gardner R.P.C.C.
personally appeared Zachariah Spiers being one of the subscribing witnesses 
to the within last Will and Testament of Elisha Bowdre deceased late of the 
County of Columbia / planter / and being duly sworn made oath that he was 
personally present and saw the Testator sign, seal, pronounce and declare the 
same to be and contain his last will and testament and that he was of sound 
mind and memory to the best of his knowledge and belief and that he signed 
his name as a witness to the said Will at the request and in the presence of 
the Testator and that he also saw Robert Steaveley and David Perryman sign 
their names as witnesses to the same in the presence of the Testator.
Sworn before me the 2nd. day of September 1791 Zachariah Spiers
Lewis Gardner R.P.C.C. 
Thomas Bowdre’s Will
Registered September 16th, 1846